Toward a Model of Comparison-Induced Density Effects

Abstract

A model of the effects of distribution density on evaluations of attribute values is proposed in which biases created by language-expressible magnitude comparisons (e.g., "I waited longer for the bus today than I did yesterday") serve as the mediating mechanism.The biases created by comparisons as well as the mechanisms by which comparison-induced biases could produce density effects are described.Simulation data demonstrate signature characteristics of comparison-induced density effects.An experiment found preliminary evidence in support of the view that some density effects might be comparison-induced.

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